2013 is over for most corporations, and despite the RUSH: Christmas season will be whatever it is, and then on to 2014…. It seems that every year, right after thanksgiving, we are lucky enough to have a LOT of companies looking to clear out their warehouses: they’ll donate the inventory, as the need to clear out the warehouse; oh one more thing: they save on taxes. Since some of the companies are new, I feel...

We declared a war on waste in 1999. Please stay informed, and help us wage it? The U.S. government estimates, for instance, that the country alone wastes around 40 percent of its food supply. via IPS – International Community Urged to Declare “War on Food Waste” | Inter Press Service....

” The combination of digestive bacteria and whey results in methane gas, which becomes a combustible fuel that generates nearly enough electricity to power the Fage plant.” WHAT?? More Methane is a GOOD THING? What do they think happens when they landfill it? The combination of digestive bacteria and whey results in methane gas, which becomes a combustible fuel that generates nearly enough electricity to power the Fage plant. via Putting Waste to Work....

A Famous donation- lots of publicity, but read the fine print… Perhaps that is why the Arnolds made their contribution a loan that must be paid back when the shutdown ends, and Fisher House, too, is expected to be paid back.But their gifts, no matter how well intentioned and generous, send the wrong signal to lawmakers. They also pose dangers to our democracy because they allow wealthy individuals, rather than voters and legislators, to decide...